The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
SPIES, BROTHER.
A Man Who Claims to be Related to
the Condemned Anarchist
From the 81. Louis Republican.

ING OOIlQ6un6O An&ICAlHb
From the 81. Louis Republican.
A man about five feet nine inches in
height, well built, brown eyes, black NOUS
tache, attired in dark suit of clothes, dark
overcoat and black SLOUGH hat, walked into
the Circle saloon, on the northwest corner
of Twelfth street and Chouteau avenue,
about q o'clock yesterday afternoon and
asked for glass Of beer. Albert Booth the
bar-keeper, brought him the beverage, and
1t was drank and another ordered by the
thirsty customer One beer followed
another until the drinker was more on less
under the influence of the beverage and be-
came quite laxative His language was
IN broken English, and he was
evidently more used to speaking
In German than any other language. There
were several men in the barroom with
whom he drank several times and they tried
to draw him into conversation with them,
but their efforts were unsuccessful, as none
of them could talk in the visitors native
language. Finally, a TALL well-dressed
young man entered the saloon, and as he
spoke in German to the bar-kepper, the
unknown German refused to let him pay
for the drink which had been ordered, but
called for one for himself and they drank
together. He appeared to take a strange
liking to the new conner, for he would often
express his private opinion on the manner
which the Anarchists We're treated i'll this
country. He mentioned the word Anar-
chiSt in English and in such wild and
threatening manner that the bar
keeper became frightened and told
one Of the bystanders to run for a police
man and have the man taken TO the police
headquarters. The advocate of anarchy APP
peared to know what policeman meant, for
he told the horlyppnaE- in ht.nlga11 EnUllSb
that there would be trouble in that saloon
if an officer was summoned, for he was well
prepared for any emergency. His young
companion was the most controlled one in
the crowd, and he told the frightened saloon
man to stop his noise and attend to his bust
ness. When quiet had been restored, the
strange man took his so-called young friend
into a corner, and speaking German, he told
the following strange story:
Il suppose you are acquainted with the
facts concerning the Haymarket riot in Chi
cago, and of the capture and conviction of
the Anarchists Now these men never had
a fair and square trial TO begin with. Even
if they did it is no reason why they should
be hanged like pack of cowardly ours, in
stead of receiving the treatment of gentle
men, as they all are-and some of them are
soldiers 1t was a made-up plot to have
these men tried for crime they never COM
very little chance for their lives. When
these men were convicted | was thousands
of miles from where | am standing now,
but | received the sad intelligence by
cablegram an hour after the men were
sentenced TO death. | was personally
interested in the trial all the time, and
| had men watching everything and every
body connected with the prosecution of the
Anarchists, in hopes that | would find some
vg~el yr1-l,i hn H,,a hfe afD h
erty. Much to my dissatisfaction no chance
presented itself, for the men in my employ
cabled everything TO me. Was | discour
aged when | received no cheerful newss Oh,
no: | only waited patiently night after
night, entertaining the thought that would
soon get news which would give me cour-
age. | am the brother of August Spies, and
| live in Bolatte, Byron, Bavaria. That is
the reason | have always taken so much in
terest in the welfare of the Anarchists.
Spies is not the doomed mans right name,
but that is the name he told me he was
going to 90 by in this country, and
have received positive information that he
is my brother In BOlatte, myself and my
father are engaged III the brewery business !;
in fact we have one of the largest brewerieS
in that section of the country, and our bust
ness is very extensive through every part of
Europe. August Il will call him hy that
udue) WeLL 10 tunlt'Se S'iile tllSlduCe lTpIu
our home, when he was quite young man.
When he entered if was his intention to
study for the priesthood He remained at
school for some years, but when he returned
home on a vacation be told us that he had
changed his mind and would not study for
the priesthood. When he formed this
resolution We could not man
age him at all, and he became
very wild He then embarked in the
G.,lI
of his arrest. When the information was
received in Bolatte it created the greatest
CONSERVATION among the Anarchists and
meeting was instantly called. The hall
where the meeting was held was crowded
with people eager to assist their brethren in
their distress We adopted resolutions
promising to send assistance in the shape Of
money, or a large body of men. The ques-
tion whether we would come over to this
country in a large body or not was a sub
ject of debate for several months.
It was finally decided that we
would gather together the best
and most influential Anarchists in that part
of the country, and charter steamers and
come TO this country. We chartered the
steamer Friesia and two other large
steamers, add left Bavaria about one month
ago. Among the number on board the
steamers, which were crowded, there were
Jlfeo DTOLu6FS Oh E1eIT olONl, Ol NbW 1 OTh-
! do not care TO say how we landed, but
will state that the men landed at such places
and in such numbers that we escaped the
surveillance of the police
"Where are the men noww asked the
young man. who had listened attentively.
''They are scattered throughout the East,
but please do not interrupt me. / came to
this city last Friday and was met at the
depot by several Anarchists who had not the
slightest idea that | was coming here 1
was put in a carriage and driven to the resi-
dence of one of the prominent members of
the labor union, and stopped tnere until this
evening, when | slipped quietly away.
Myself and the host had an understanding.
and he has agreed to have ii thousand
Anarchists and sympathzers in Chicago
next Friday morning. But cannot say any
more, young man, for | must hurry and
catch my train" he said, and moved toward
the door. But | don't know where the
depot is; will you direct m@ to it" The
Young man walked with him toward the
depot, and on the way he resumed the story.
I'VE have it all arranged, so that at day
light next Friday morning, the active An
archsts will meet in the Gruener-Baum
hall, $50 Sixteenth street, and try and come
to some understanding whether we will
liberate the doomed men by strategy or
bloodshed See here. said the speaker, as
be drew from pocket in his coatsleeye a
small bottle of arsenic, IF all our efforts
foil wa oar, pagg ono Of these into each of fine